bulu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bulu"

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.lu/

Noun

bulu

1. body hair (humans)
2. fur (animals)
3. feather

Synonyms

• (of birds) pelapah

See also

• rambut (“hair”)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bulu₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Chichewa

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese burro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɓu.ɽú/

Noun

bulú class 1a (plural abulú class 2)

1. donkey

Darumbal

Noun

bulu

1. belly

References

• Angela Terrill (2002), Dharumbal: the language of Rockhampton, Australia (Pacific Linguistics; 525), Canberra: Australian National University Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, →ISBN, page 52.

Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buluq, from Proto-Austronesian *buluq.

Noun

bulu

1. bamboo

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*buluq₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Fiji Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from English blue.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʊlʊ/

Noun

bulu

1. blue

References

• Fiji Hindi Dictionary

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.lu/
• Hyphenation: bu‧lu
• Rhymes: -ulu

Noun

bulu

1. body hair
2. fur
3. feather

See also

• buk (“hair”)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bulu₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbulu/ [ˈbu.lu]

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• Rhymes: -ulu
• Syllabification: bu‧lu

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay bulu, from Proto-Malayic *bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu.

Noun

bulu (countable and uncountable, plural bulu-bulu)

1. body hair

   Synonym: rambut

2. fur

   Synonym: rambut

3. (zoology) feather

Usage notes

rambut is prescribed over bulu for the senses 1 and 2.

Derived terms

• berbulu
• membului
• pembuluan

• bulu akar
• bulu ayam
• bulu babi
• bulu balik
• bulu bumbu
• bulu cambuk
• bulu dada
• bulu dahi
• bulu halus
• bulu hidung
• bulu jarum
• bulu jubah
• bulu kalong
• bulu kapas
• bulu kapuk
• bulu kemaluan
• bulu kempa
• bulu kening
• bulu ketiak
• bulu kontur
• bulu kuduk
• bulu lawi
• bulu mata
• bulu mata palsu
• bulu primer
• bulu rambai
• bulu roma
• bulu sekunder
• bulu seribu
• bulu sua
• bulu suak
• bulu tengkuk

See also

• rambut (“hair”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Nias [Term?].

Noun

bulu (countable and uncountable, plural bulu-bulu)

1. a kind of small plate, made of turtle shell on gold scales

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bulu₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

• “bulu”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Kambera

Verb

bulu

1. (intransitive) to be empty
2. (intransitive) to be clear

Derived terms

• pabulu

References

• Marian Klamer (1998), A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 179

Kongo

Noun

bulu

1. animal

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buluq, from Proto-Austronesian *buluq.

Noun

bulu

1. bamboo

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*buluq₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Lindu

Noun

bulu

1. mountain

Makasar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu (“body hair; fur; feather; down; floss on plant stems; color”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbulu/
• Hyphenation: bu‧lu

Noun

bulu (Lontara spelling ᨅᨘᨒᨘ or 𑻤𑻴𑻮𑻴, definite bulua)

1. body hair (of humans or animals, explicitly excluding head hair, which is uʼ)

   Inakkejintu pokoʼ natimbòi bulu-bulu

   On me the hairs first grew (idiomatic: thanks to me he prospered).

2. feather; down

   Punna sisalamo bulungku tingkokoku, teamakiʼ tappakì rinakke

   If my feathers no longer match my crowing, do not believe me anymore (idiomatic: if my words and deeds conflict).

   Tasangkakkapi bulunna na eroʼmo anriʼbaʼ

   His feathers are not yet complete but he already wants to fly (idiomatic: said of someone overly ambitious or arrogant without the ability).

3. fur; wool
4. quill (of a porcupine)
5. small hairs on plants

Derived terms

affixations

• aʼbulu
• aʼbulu-bulu
• bulu-buluang
• bulu-buluànngi
• pinra buluang

compounds

• amminra bulu
• ase bulu
• baju bulu
• bulu ase
• bulu doang
• bulu jangang
• bulu kapasaʼ
• bulu landaʼ
• bulu mata
• bulu miong
• bulu paewa
• bulu parenreng
• bulu sadang
• bulu sumiʼ
• jangang bulu au
• lamma bulu
• pinra bulu

Further reading

• Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbulu/ [ˈbu.lu]
• Rhymes: -ulu
• Hyphenation: bu‧lu

Noun

bulu (Jawi spelling بولو, plural bulu-bulu or bulu²)

1. body hair
2. fur
3. feather

Descendants

• Indonesian: bulu
• North Moluccan Malay: bulu

See also

• rambut (“hair”)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bulu₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

• "bulu" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "bulu" at PRPM first version)

Maltese

Verb

bulu

1. second-person plural imperative of biel

Puyuma

Etymology

From Pre-Puyuma *buluʔ, from Proto-Austronesian *buluq.

Noun

bulu

1. kind of slender bamboo, Thyrsostachys siamensis

   asuwa driya, milibeng mi dra bulu.

   In the early days, the walls of our house were made of slender bamboos.

References

• Josiane Cauquelin (2015), Nanwang Puyuma-English Dictionary (Language and Linguistics Monograph Series 56), Taipei: Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, →ISBN, page 110
• Stacy Fang-Ching Teng (鄧芳青) (2008), A Reference Grammar Of Puyuma, An Austronesian Language Of Taiwan, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 16

Rukai

Noun

bulu

1. semen

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English bull.

Noun

bulu

1. bull

   Synonyms: mankaw, burkaw

Tumbuka

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese burro.

Noun

bulu class 1a (plural ŵabulu class 2)

1. donkey